US PATENT SUBCLASS 36 / 118.4
.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ And adjustable pivot range

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36 /   HD   BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEGGINGS

83  DF  BOOTS AND SHOES {28}
113  DF  .~ Occupational or athletic shoe (e.g., roof climbing, gardening, etc.) {1}
114  DF  .~.~ Athletic shoe or attachment therefor {8}
115  DF  .~.~.~ For a sport (e.g., skating, skiing, etc.) featuring relative movement between shoe and ground {1}
116  DF  .~.~.~.~ For walking or sliding on shifting media {2}
117.1  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Ski boot {5}
118.2  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ Having pivotable upper {4}
118.3  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~ Adjustable pivot stiffness {2}
118.4.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ And adjustable pivot range

DEFINITION

Classification: 36/118.4

And adjustable pivot range:

(under subclass 118.3) Foot covering wherein the pivotable upper further includes limiting means such as stops or cables, to adjust the bounds of oscillation relative to the sole.

(1) Note. Foot coverings found in this subclass usually include a stop to set a forward lean or rake angle while permitting additional movement in the forward direction.